Adjective "abreast" definition and examples

(Abreast may not be an adjective, but it can be used as an adjective, click here to find out.)

Pronunciation

/əˈbrɛst/

Definitions and examples

adverb

Side by side and facing the same way.

'they were riding three abreast'

'You can see them walking three abreast and you have to walk into the road to get past.'

'The secret passage was wide enough for three or four men to walk abreast.'

'So when two cyclists - one of my other pet peeves - cut him off by riding two abreast, I kindly offered to open the passenger door and clean them up for him.'

'They are walking eight abreast, so that they take up all of the narrow pavement and spill out for several yards into the road.'

'A tiny arched drawbridge spanned the channel, wide enough for two people to walk abreast.'

'Over the Marriage Bridge the Honeymoon Path is broad, allowing a couple to walk abreast - until they reach an obstruction that represents the first difference of opinion.'

'Cyclists may feel a little more inclined to use the towpath if pedestrians did not walk four abreast and refuse to give way until the last minute and dog walkers kept their dogs on a short lead and cleaned up after their dogs.'

'The interior is so cramped that two people cannot walk abreast.'

'It is virtually impossible to walk two abreast along the pavement and for wheelchairs and pushchairs it is a complete nightmare.'